Teen passenger in Newport News crash dies

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A 18-year-old passenger in a Mitsubishi Mirage that crashed on Warwick Boulevard on Thursday has died.

Rakeen Pressey of Williamsburg died Monday night at Riverside Regional Medical Center, according to police.

The crash happened just after 1 a.m. Thursday when the 1997 Mirage hit two trees and overturned in the median on Warwick Boulevard and Maxwell Lane. 

The 18-year-old driver was not injured, but Pressey and his 17-year-old brother, who was in the front passenger seat, were taken to the hospital. 

The driver was wearing a seat belt, police said, and drugs and alcohol were not involved. 

Charges are pending, police said.

 




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